A History of German in 101 Words
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Product details
- ISBN 9781805840497
- Weight: 414g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jan 2026
- Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book traces the development of the vocabulary of the German language, exemplified by 101 words, ending with Gabenzaun, from the days of Covid. The words featured in the volume are typical examples of morphological and semantic change: borrowing from other languages (Kaiser), including pseudo-loans (Blamage) loan translation (‘floodlight’ to Flutlicht), creation of new words through compounding (Schwiegermutter), derivation with affixes (kleingläubig), and clipping and blending (Denglisch). The book is unique in concept and scope and offers English-speaking readers an engaging way of tracing the history of the German vocabulary.
Charles V. J. Russ is a retired Lecturer/Reader in German Linguistics at the University of York, where he taught from 1972 to 2007. He holds a PhD from the University of Southampton and is the author of Historical German Phonology and Morphology (1978) and The Sounds of German (2010).
